Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Trump Formally Asks Congress To Claw Back Approved Spending Targeted By DOGE
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has officially asked Congress to claw back $9.4 billion in already approved spending. The process known as rescission will take funding away from programs targeted by...
Cumulus Media Jun 04, 2025

Fed Lifts Restrictions Placed On Wells Fargo In 2018 Because Of Its Fake-Accounts Scandal
NEW YORK (AP) - The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that Wells Fargo is no longer subject to the restraints the Fed placed on the bank in 2018 for having a toxic sales and banking culture. It's a win for...
Cumulus Media Jun 04, 2025

Meta Becomes The Latest Big Tech Company Turning To Nuclear Power For AI Needs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Meta has cut a 20-year deal to secure nuclear power to help meet surging demand for artificial intelligence and other computing needs at Facebook's parent company. The investment wit...
Cumulus Media Jun 04, 2025

Education Department Says It Will Not Garnish Social Security Of Student Loan Borrowers In Default
Borrowers who have defaulted on their student loans will no longer be at risk of having their Social Security benefits garnished, an Education Department spokesperson said Tuesday. The government last...
Cumulus Media Jun 04, 2025

US Job Openings Rose In April, Signaling Resilience In The American Labor Market
[WFAA photo]WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in April, showing that the labor market remains resilient in the face of uncertainty arising from President Donald Trump's trade wars....
Cumulus Media Jun 04, 2025

Texas Lawmakers Fail To Pass Ban On Social Media For Those Under 18
Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesAUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A push in Texas to ban children under 18 years old from social media platforms has failed at the state Capitol. Lawmakers on Wednesday night did no...
Cumulus Media Jun 01, 2025

Hamas Seeks Amendments To Gaza Ceasefire Proposal But US Envoy Calls It ‘Unacceptable’
A man walks beneath an entrance archway of a Palestinian Authority’s Legislative Council building amid a makeshift displacement camp in Gaza City, on May 12, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjami...
Cumulus Media May 31, 2025

2 Killed In Russian Attacks On Ukraine As Prospects For Talks Remain Uncertain
SLOVIANSK, UKRAINE – MAY 31: A view of the damaged following the Russian aerial attacks with KAB 250 in a residential area of Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on May 31, 2025. (Photo by Jose C...
Cumulus Media May 31, 2025

Iran Has Amassed Even More Near Weapons-Grade Uranium, UN Watchdog Says
The Iranian Flag.VIENNA (AP) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels. That’s according to a confidential report...
Cumulus Media May 31, 2025

Trump Fast-Tracks Utah Uranium Mine, But Industry Revival May Wait For Higher Prices
MOAB, UT – OCTOBER 07: The UMTRA Project, a U.S. Department of Energy’s remedial operation to remove radioactive uranium tailings from a former mining site is viewed on October 7, 2023 nea...
Cumulus Media May 31, 2025









